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Dancing On Ice has been struck another blow ahead of Sunday night’s launch show as a number of its contestants have caught the ‘killer flu’.

Bake Off’s Candice Brown, soap star Stephanie Waring and Good Morning Britain’s weather presenter Alex Beresford were all taken ill just 48 hours before the launch show, according to the Daily Star Online.

It comes as the ‘killer flu’ – similar to the type that Australia suffered from earlier this year, during their winter – sweeps Britain.

Alex Beresford revealed on GMB this week that his place on the show is under threat due to the flu (Picture: ITV/REX/Shutterstock

Earlier this week, Alex revealed on GMB that his appearance on the show is under threat as he’s been in bed for eight days straight with the illness.

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He revealed on Thursday morning’s weather: ‘I had the worst case of that Australian Flu and I have never ever had flu like that.

‘I will never use the term “man flu’ again.

‘I was worried that I wouldn’t be able to make the show on Sunday because every day I would wake up and I would feel worse.

‘Literally, I’ve been in bed for eight days straight. I’ve missed two rehearsals this week.’

Devastated I’m missing the first full team rehearsal for @dancingonice today. This flu is the wickedest I have ever had! Looking at it as a blessing I got it now and praying I’m ? come Sunday.

He also revealed that the building where the contestants rehearse for the show has been damaged due to the bad weather.

The 37-year-old presenter said: ‘That’s right, in fact I’ve got some, I wouldn’t say breaking news but because of Storm Eleanor that we had yesterday, we actually had some damage to the ITV Dancing On Ice studio.

‘In fact, one of the walls came down. So hopefully that’s all back up and we will be all good for Sunday.

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